God of War Ragnarök sets franchise record for first week UK sales

God of War Ragnarök is already posting high numbers, according to data from the UK sales charts. Onn its first day, it outstripped the first week sales of every other game in the series, including its chart-topper predecessor, God of War (2018).

Charts firm GfK reported the game’s massive debut, with boss Dorian Bloch telling Gamesindustry.biz, “Day 1 physical sales were already greater than any other full-week launch sales for other titles in this franchise.” It also reported that the Ragnarök PlayStation 5 bundle accounted for 55% of this week’s hardware sales for that console.